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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,mc,carthy submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules 
,,resolution  ,e/abli%+ ! ,select       
,committee on ! ,/rategic ,competition  
,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,*9ese      
,communi/ ,p>ty4  #a4 ,select ,committee
 on ! ,/rategic ,competition betwe5 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty
  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t2 composition  7#a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is h]eby e/abli%$ 9 !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a ,select       
,committee on ! ,/rategic ,competition  
,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,*9ese      
,communi/ ,p>ty 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,select ,committee74  7#b7
 ,composition  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,select 
,committee %all be compos$ ( n m ?an #af
 ,memb]s1 ,delegates1 or ! ,resid5t     
,commission] appo9t$ by ! ,speak]1 n m  
?an #g ( :om %all be appo9t$ aft]       
consultation ) ! m9ority lead]4 ,!      
,speak] %all designate "o memb] ( !     

,select ,committee z its *air4 ,a       
vacancy 9 ! memb]%ip ( ! ,select        
,committee %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] 
z ! orig9al appo9tm5t4  7,b7 ,ex (ficio 
memb]s ,! ,speak] & ! m9ority lead] %all
 be ex (ficio memb]s ( ! ,select        
,committee b %all h no vote 9 ! ,select 
,committee & may n be c\nt$ = purposes (
 det]m9+ a quorum4  7,c7 ,designation ( 
lead]%ip /aff memb] ,! ,speak] & !      
m9ority lead] ea* may designate a       
lead]%ip /aff memb] to assi/ 9 _!       
capacity z ex (ficio memb]s1 ) ! same   
access to ,select ,committee meet+s1    
he>+s1 brief+s1 & mat]ials z employees (
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same security cle>ance & confid5tiality 
requirem5ts z /aff ( ! ,select          
,committee4  7b7 ,jurisdiction2         
functions  7#a7 ,legislative            
jurisdiction ,! ,select ,committee %all 
n h legislative jurisdiction & %all h no
 au?ority to take legislative action on 
any bill or resolution4  7#b7           
,inve/igative jurisdiction ,! sole      

au?ority ( ! ,select ,committee %all be 
to inve/igate & submit policy           
recomm5dations on ! /atus ( ! ,*9ese    
,communi/ ,p>ty's economic1             
te*nological1 & security progress & its 
competition ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,!       
,select ,committee may1 at its          
discretion1 hold public he>+s 9         
connection ) any aspect ( its           
inve/igative functions4  7c7 ,proc$ure  
7#a7 ,not)/&+ clause #c7m7 ( rule ,x ( !
 ,rules ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !  
,select ,committee is au?oriz$ to /udy !
 s\rces & me?ods ( entities describ$ 9  
clause #aa7;b77#a77;,a7 ( rule ,x ins(> 
z su* /udy is relat$ to ! matt]s        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b74  7#b7    
,clause #aa7;b77#d71 clause #aa7;e71 & !
 fir/ s5t5ce ( clause #aa7;f7 ( rule ,x 
%all apply to ! ,select ,committee4     
7#c7 ,except z specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71
 ! ,select ,committee %all h !          
au?orities & responsibilities (1 & %all 
be subject to ! same limitations &      
re/rictions z1 a /&+ committee ( !      

,h\se1 & %all be deem$ a committee ( !  
,h\se = all purposes ( law or rule4     
7#d7 7,a7 ,rules ,x & ,,xi %all apply to
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 ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,s]vice on !     
,select ,committee %all n c\nt aga9/ !  
limitations 9 clause #e7;b77#b7 ( rule  
,x4  7,c7 ,clause #b7;d7 ( rule ,x %all 
n apply to ! ,select ,committee4  7,d7  
,clause #b7;g77#b77;,d7 ( rule ,,xi %all
 apply to ! ,select ,committee 9 ! same 
mann] z x applies to ! ,p]man5t ,select 
,committee on ,intellig5ce4  7d7        
,records2 /aff2 travel2 fund+  7#a7 ,!  
appo9tm5t & ! comp5sation ( /aff = !    
,select ,committee %all be subject to   
regulations issu$ by ! ,committee on    
,h\se ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 7,a7 ,/aff ( 
employ+ entities ( ! ,h\se or a jo9t    
committee may be detail$ to ! ,select   
,committee to c>ry out ?is resolution & 
%all be deem$ to be /aff ( ! ,select    
,committee4  7,b7 ,! ,select ,committee 
may reque/ ! head ( any ,f$]al ag5cy to 
detail1 on a nonreimbursable basis1 any 

( ! p]sonnel ( ! ag5cy to ! ,select     
,committee4  7#c7 ,section #bjb7;i7 ( ! 
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;i77 %all     
apply ) respect to ! ,select ,committee 
9 ! same mann] z su* section applies )  
respect to a /&+ committee1 except t !  
selection ( any consultant or           
organization "u su* section %all be     
subject to approval by ! ,speak]4  7e7  
,report+ ,! ,select ,committee may      
report to ! ,h\se or any committee f "t 
to "t ! results ( its inve/igations &   
/udies1 toge!r ) su* detail$ f9d+s1     
policy recomm5dations1 & legislative    
proposals z x may deem advisable4 ,all  
su* reports %all be submitt$ to ! ,h\se 
by ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd4 ,all policy     
recomm5dations %all be submitt$ to !    
relevant /&+ committees n lat] ?an      
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc4 ,! ,select         
,committee %all submit all legislative  
proposals to ! relevant /&+ committees n
 lat] ?an #cj days aft] _! adoption by !
 ,select ,committee4  7f7 ,publication  

7#a7 ,! ,select ,committee %all ensure t
 reports & proposals prep>$ 9 accordance
 ) ?is subsection %all1 ^u completion1  
be made available to ! g5]al public 9   
widely accessible =mats n lat] ?an #cj  
cal5d> days foll[+ ! respective dates = 
completion set =? 9 subsection 7e74     
7#b7 ,any report issu$ by ! ,select     
,committee %all be issu$ 9 unclassifi$  
=m b may include a classifi$ annex1 a   
law en=cem5t-s5sitive annex1 or bo?4